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Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to the concept of a chest, box, or ark, specifically a container for sacred objects or a coffin. It is presented as a variant of another root, with discussions on its pronunciation and usage.

Derived headwords

التَّابُوهnoun
  1. 1.
    ark, chest, coffinclassical

    A large chest, box, or ark, often used for sacred objects or as a coffin. It is presented as a linguistic variant.

التَّابُوتnoun
  1. 1.
    ark, chest, coffinboth

    A large chest, box, or ark, often used for sacred objects or as a coffin. This is the standard form.

Parallel reading

التَّابُوه: لغة في التَّابُوت
Al-tabūh: a linguistic variant of al-tābūt.
وقد قرىء بها
And it has been recited with it.
وأراهم غلطوا بالتاء الأصلية
And it seems to me they erred with the original tāʼ.
فإنه سمع بعضهم يقول قعدنا على الفراء يريدون على الفرات
For indeed, some of them were heard saying 'We sat on al-firāʼ' meaning 'on al-furāt'.